I wrote him back and this is his reply (The temps were in the Upper 70's, and his ad never stated temp conditions):

Hey, every website that I have pulled up has said the highs were in the mid-upper 80s in your area.....in fact, according to weather.com, there is not a single day in the 10 that dips below 85.

You will be hard pressed to find a seller/dealer that will guarantee live arrival on ANY amphibians ANY time, no matter the conditions....let alone in summer. Your claim of less-than-stellar packing is pretty laughable considering I packed those frogs in a styrofoam insulated box with moist paper towels and every other care taken to ensure their safe arrival. I can count on ONE hand the # of DOAs I have had in the last 10 years....and every single one of them were due to shipping delays or mishandling of the boxes.....but I still made good on my LA guarantee.

Here is a picture of those frogs that was taken prior to shipping.....notice the lack of scars....the pictures you show me now are not the same frogs, I am sorry buddy.







Despite my better judgement and what I know to be right, I will issue your refund of <amount>. But please do not reply to any of my future for sale ads....I am not petty enough to fight over <amount>. If you feel the need to attempt to lie & fabricate problems where they do not exist for such a low sum of money, then you obviously need it more than I do.

I don't care where you post your pictures.....those are not the frogs I sent you and we both know it. Also, we both know the temps in your area were higher than 80......but you'll get your refund regardless. But you won't be receiving any more of animals.